THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING ALBUQUERQUE MAN IS NOW OVER. BUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM CONTINUES. JUAN RIOS WITH THE SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS DEPUTIES HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR 27 YEAR OLD MARSHAL NARANJO SINCE HE WAS REPORTED MISSING BY HIS FAMILY AT THE END OF DECEMBER. RIOS SAYS THE BODY OF NARANJO WAS FOUND VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE POJOAQUE AREA. HE SAYS IT WAS CONTACT WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT LED INVESTIGATORS TO NARANJO’S BODY.
NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO CAUSE OF DEATH HAS BEEN DETERMINED.
NARANJO HAD LAST BEEN SEEN ON SECURITY IMAGES TAKEN AT THE BUFFALO THUNDER RESORT. HE WAS RETURNING TO HIS HOME IN ALBUQUERQUE FOLLOWING A HOLIDAY VISIT WITH FAMILY IN THE LOS ALAMOS AREA.